Ladyhawk Tour, Hawk Merch to Ladies
By Heidi Vanderslice on 08-04-2008
Yes, just ladies. No one else. Sorry to everyone else along the spectrum of gender.
Being that it's touring season for Jagjaguwar, there are probably many other bands you could go see that would fall into the category of "awesome," not unlike Ladyhawk. No? You're dead set on this? And you re-heally want a t-shirt, despite your beard? Fine. Here's the deal: Ladyhawk's lust for the road stays dirty and deep as they push on into Europe, starting off with the ZXZW Festival in the Netherlands. (Those are my people and all, but ZXZW is either an awwwfully familiar festival name or those stoners fell asleep on the keyboard again.) Hey, Ladyhawk, nice job of starting the tour on my birthday, two weeks AFTER I come back to the states from, ironically enough, the Netherlands! Oh well, I'm starting to get the idea that bands don't make tour schedules based on my personal life.
Enough about me. If you trust Carrie Brownstein's taste, there's a good chance you won't be disappointed with a setlist relying on the new album, Shots (TMT Review), which she spins daily. Here, try it.... give "S.T.H.D." a spin. Then I suggest a quick trip to the drugstore for some Passion Red lipstick. The $1 brand, of course. You can wash it off as soon as you've got a t-shirt.
Speaking Dutch would help, too:
The Residents Release The Bunny Boy on Unsuspecting Populace, Tour on Unsuspecting Populace
By Liz Louche on 08-04-2008
As the days get shorter, nights get cooler, and leaves get browner and crispier, it seems only natural that we as humans begin searching for less bangin' and more weird, occasionally creepy new releases to listen to when we are sitting around trying to think of ways to freak out our roommates. Thankfully, just in time for this seasonal change, The Residents are releasing an album entitled The Bunny Boy! Wow! Even the title makes me feel slightly unnerved! (Suggestion: do not Google Image Search the phrase "bunny boy" at work. It's nothing horrible -- just kinda weird.)
Available September 2 from Santa Dog Records, The Bunny Boy promises to deliver 19 tracks based around themes of "obsession, insanity, and the coming Apocalypse" -- just in time for election season! But that's not all -- there's also talk of an impending world tour and something described as a "narrative internet series," which hopefully will have less of a "furry" angle than a quick Google Image Search would suggest.
The Bunny Boy tourdates:
Thank God for Sweatshop Labor: NIKE Brings Built to Spill, Britt Daniel, Ratatat to Musicfest NW
By Sarah Dupuis on 08-04-2008
Nothing says “I love you” like a diamond, just as nothing says “independent music” like NIKE Sportswear.
Seems that this September the bearers of the Swoosh will sponsor a part of Willamette Week’s Musicfest NW, a four-day festival that’ll be spread throughout various clubs in Portland, OR (TMT News). The lineup’s both overwhelming and impressive; highlights include Grammy Award-winner Sir Mix-A-Lot, TV On The Radio, and local trio Menomena (plus Menomena’s Danny Seim performing solo as Lackthereof).
NIKE brings a pretty good plate to the potluck, too; No Age, Battles, Britt Daniel, Ratatat, and Les Savy Fav will all play at The Wonder Ballroom, NIKE’s official venue during Musicfest NW. And as a special treat, Built to Spill will play the entirety of Perfect From Now On, a little warm-up for their other high-profile fall festival performances.
Though I’d hardly consider NIKE the patron sneaker of rock ‘n’ roll, the best part of this corporate sponsorship is the price: all of Nike’s shows at Musicfest NW will be free. Six big name shows without dropping a dollar? Long live sweatshop labor!
When I Say “Malkmus,” You say “Is Touring for a Few Scattered Dates Throughout Western Canada and the American Midwest in October and Early November!”
By mattborda on 08-04-2008
While sitting around watching The Superstation the other day (you know, TBS -- duh), I fell asleep during King of Queens and woke up with the best idea for a spec script episode I’m going to write.
So, check it -- Carrie and some friends from work get into a weekly quizzo night at this bar, so she starts coming home really late every Wednesday. Doug starts getting lonely those nights, but he won’t admit it, so he starts being passive-aggressive toward her, making snide comments and shit. They eventually get in a big fight -- Carrie calls him selfish, and Doug brings up something bad she did before, but THIS TIME it gets out of control and she kicks him out.
So, Doug goes out drinking after the fight, and who does he run into but Stephen Malkmus. He and his Jicks are playing a show in Queens the next day, trying to take in some local flavor. Doug of course is starstruck, being a huge Pavement fan, and he can’t even form words at first. Anyway, long story short -- Steve takes a liking to Doug after he starts calling him “Milkmoose” because he’s too drunk to pronounce Malkmus and invites him to be a roadie on the following tourdates:
Blitzen Trapper will be along for the ride, too.
